Bekko

0. Prologue

Kaoru looked outside his classroom window. The sky was a bit cloudy but aside from that it was a beautiful day. He noticed a girl his age stop under one of the outside corridor arches.

She seemed to be looking for someone or more like waiting. Kaoru smirked.

"Hikaru?" Kaoru turned to his older brother.

Hikaru was busy playing a video game, "Hai?"

"She's here."

Hikaru immediatly turned off his game and stood up, "Hai! Ikuze Kaoru!"

Kaoru followed his brother out of the class.

"Ahhh, so it begins again," Hikaru sighed.

"Yeah." Kaoru said.

Hikaru headed towards the girl while Kaoru hid behind a tree that was still within earshot.

"Ah! You must be the one who sent this letter." Hikaru said to the girl.

She looked up at Hikaru with bright eyes. She was one year younger than them. She had black hair and deep brown eyes. What a beautiful little girl thought Kaoru. Too bad her heart probably isn't as beautiful.

"Hikaru!" The girl said with a smile.

"Iie. I'm Kaoru. You seemed to have put the letter in the wrong locker." Hikaru said.

"Oh, S-sumimasen." The girl said.

"Demo, I want to ask if you would settle for me? Hikaru already likes another girl but I like you." Hikaru said.

The girl's eyes widened in surprise and a blush appeared on her face. Here it comes. Kaoru thought as she listened for her response.

"Doushite?" She asked.

Hikaru seemed to be confused for a moment, "Why what?"

"If you don't like me you can just tell me but you don't have to pretend to be someone else." The girl said.

"N-nani? What are you talking about?" Hikaru said, shocked.

"Soka. Gomenasai. Well then my answer is no." The girl sai..

Both the twins were shocked. Ever since they had come to this school every girl had done the same. Chosen the other because they saw them as the same. But this girl was the first to refuse. Could it be that she found out about their game? Impossible! Then again...

"I have to go." The girl turned and started walking.

She paused just as she passed Hikaru, "Sayonara Hikaru, I liked you not Kaoru. Goodbye to you too Kaoru."

She then turned and walked down the corridor. Kaoru appeared next to his brother.

"HJow did she-?" Kaoru was cut short by Hikaru.

"Matte! How did you know?!" Hikaru asked.

The girl turned to the twins and said, "Everybody is different, even twins."

Then she kept on walking and raised a hand in farewell.

"Hikaru..." Kaoru watched as his brother looked after the girl.

Kaoru could understand his shock. Nobody had ever been able to tell them apart.

"Kaoru, what was her name?" Hikaru asked.

"Ah! Matte," Kaoru looked at the love letter, his eyes widened, "it doesn't have her name."

After that they were both quiet.

A day later the twins found out the girl's name, Akari Ritaii. She had transferred the day before and was now gone. Nobody knew where she went. The twin's never saw her again and eventually forgot her...that is until now.